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Crime in PO35 5

How much crime is recorded in PO35 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Population
3,542 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PO35 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PO35 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PO35 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 38% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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